archive 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 201 Page 31 of 36« First< 272829303132333435 >Last » 2009/08/05 - Let Everything Happen to YouThe now common adage "what you resist, persists" is a deep and important truth. This talk explores the often...2009/07/08 - Part 4 – Wise Practice – Taking Refuge in AwarenessThis four week series reviews many key components of Buddhist meditation practice. Beginning with intention and attitude, we cover...2009/07/01 - Part 3 – Wise Practice – The Heart of BuddhismThis four week series reviews many key components of Buddhist meditation practice. Beginning with intention and attitude, we cover...2009/06/24 - Part 2 – Wise PracticeThis four week series reviews many key components of Buddhist meditation practice. Beginning with intention and attitude, we cover...2009/06/17 - Part 1 – Wise PracticeThis four week series reviews many key components of Buddhist meditation practice. Beginning with intention and attitude, we cover...2009/06/10 - Don’t Know MindThoughts, and more broadly, conceptual knowledge, cannot lead to the direct realization of truth, of reality. While thoughts are...2009/06/03 - The Attitude that Perpetuates SufferingOur conditioning is to conclude that "something is wrong" when we encounter difficulty. This way of relating to experience...2009/05/27 - Celebrating Vesak: Oh Nobly BornVesak is the Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha's birth, enlightment and death. What links these events is the...2009/05/20 - Three Gifts That Serve FreedomThere are three spiritual capacities that are essential for our freedom. The first, forgiveness, is the releasing of stories...2009/05/13 - Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield: An Evening of Questions and ResponsesAn evening of questions and responses with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield2009/05/05 - Freedom from Trance(This talk given at the IMCW Spring Retreat at Sevenoaks, VA.) We live in the story of being a separate...2009/04/29 - Wise InvestigationThis talk focuses on the use of inquiry and investigation in energizing a lucid, mindful presence. The interest and...2009/04/22 - Intention and Spiritual Freedom – Part 2While we can't change the past, it is our intention in this present moment that determines the unfolding of...2009/04/15 - Intention and Spiritual Freedom – Part 1While we can't change the past, it is our intention in this present moment that determines the unfolding of...2009/04/08 - Downwind from FlowersThis talk reflects on ways that we can attend to nature--our inner body, the natural world and our relatedness...2009/04/01 - Awakening Through ConflictThe wisdom of the Buddha can guide us not only in discovering inner freedom, but in healing that which...2009/03/25 - Part 2 – The Body as a Gateway to Full PresenceWe have strong conditioning to take false refuge in our mind, and disconnect from our senses. These two talks...2009/03/18 - Part 1 – The Body as a Gateway to Full PresenceWe have strong conditioning to take false refuge in our mind, and disconnect from our senses. These two talks...2009/03/11 - Without Anxiety About ImperfectionThe nature of being human is that we get caught in anger and judgment, hurt and fear. This talk...2009/03/04 - Divine Abodes – EquanimityLovingkindness, compassion, joy and equinimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we... Page 31 of 36« First< 272829303132333435 >Last »